Migration and Population
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Humans have always migrated as a way to improve their condition. Today, the flows of skilled and unskilled migrants from developing countries to other parts of the world are of intense interest to many policymakers. Though sensible migration and border policies may be a path to decreased poverty in the developing world, and stable labor markets in the industrialized world, few issues evoke such contention. New CGD research by Non-Resident Fellows Devesh Kapur and Lant Pritchett seeks to balance the claims to migration advocates and opponents by exploring the benefits and drawbacks of current policies, and by proposing development-friendly alternatives.
PublicationsDon't Close the Golden Door: Our Noisy Debate on Immigration and Its Deathly Silence on Development
The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President
Recent Commentary |
International migration has long been a central tool in the battle against global poverty and inequality, but the recent heated political debate over immigration reform has largely failed to recognize how migration shapes the development process. In this essay, research fellow Michael Clemens and co-author Sami Bazzi outline five major reasons why migration is a development issue in today’s world, and they suggest an agenda for the next U.S. administration to make U.S. migration policy work for the United States, for countries of origin, and for the migrants themselves.